Category Archives: Hollywood

Films in production — Wizard of Oz, September 24, 1938

Posted on September 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, W.C. Fields is out of "The Wizard of Oz" and Frank Morgan is in. Nearly 500 people are dead from a hurricane that tore through the northeastern United States. Damage is so great that no reliable estimates are available. … Continue reading →

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Movie star mystery photos

Posted on September 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Update: Our mystery guest was identified almost immediately yesterday by Steven Bibb. Because he guessed so quickly that this is Ariane Borg, I deferred his answer for a day to see if anyone else would … Continue reading →

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O.J. Simpson leads USC to 29-20 win over Minnesota, September 22, 1968

Posted on September 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

"My solution for the world’s ills is for everybody to take off their clothes and jump in a big pile…" — David Carradine By Keith Thursby Times Staff Writer O.J. Simpson started his Heisman Trophy-winning season with four touchdowns in … Continue reading →

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Movie star hits USC football player over car crash, September 21, 1938

Posted on September 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Nazis poised to take Sudetenland Britain and France warn Czechoslovakia she must surrender or fight alone. Germans set tomorrow as war deadline. John Barrymore in "Hold That Coed." Bonus: Learn to dance the Limpy Dimp. Train crash kills 11 … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles history — Wattles Mansion

Posted on September 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

L.A. orders Hollywood preservation group out of mansion Email Picture Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times HISTORIC: Gardener Lupe Flores works at the Wattles Mansion. Hollywood Heritage has supervised the estate for 25 years under an exclusive agreement with the … Continue reading →

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Movie revivals — Crimson Kimono

Posted on September 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Coming soon to a theater near you… Above, "Crimson Kimono" (paired with "Battle of the Coral Sea"). Jan. 27, 2009, 8 p.m. Ramo Auditorium at Caltech."The Crimson Kimono," with discussion afterward. Frank Capra Film Series. Free.

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Los Angeles on smog alert, Braves win against Cards, September 19, 1958

Posted on September 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles urged to drive less and reduce smog Ozone levels in the region reach 0.53 per million, which would be a Stage 3 alert in 2008. The "Mating Urge," in "flaming color." Imdb says this wasn’t released until … Continue reading →

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Movie revivals — The Godfather

Posted on September 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Coming soon to a theater near you… Above, "The Godfather," 1972. Sept. 19-25, 2008, ArcLight Hollywood."The Godfather" and "Godfather II." Member movie.

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Los Angeles gets a new mayor, September 18, 1938

Posted on September 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Bowron: Liberal, moderate and conservative The Times’ Timothy G. Turner writes: ‘Fletcher Bowron is no longhair nor will he turn the town over to Psalm singers. He is little concerned with gambling and prostitution as such, only in their effect … Continue reading →

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Movie star mystery photo

Posted on September 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo This is another photo of our mystery guest, who was misfiled as Veda Ann Borg. So sorry, only one guess was even vaguely warm. Not Lucille Ball and not Vera Hruba Ralston…. This is going … Continue reading →

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Movie revival — 2001: A Space Odyssey

Posted on September 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Oct. 12, 2008, 6 p.m. The Edison downtown. Tickets $20. Stanley Kubrick’s film, written with Arthur C. Clarke.

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Los Angeles history — stage

Posted on September 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

T.C. Jones, male actress ‘T.C. Jones is the greatest female impersonator I have seen and heard since Julian Eltinge — and that’s going back a long way.’ — Philip K. Scheuer, Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times file photoT.C. Jones … Continue reading →

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Movie revivals — Rosemary’s Baby/Chinatown

Posted on September 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Sept. 20, 2008, 7:30 p.m. American Cinematheque at the Egyptian. "Rosemary’s Baby" and "Chinatown." Tickets are $10/$8/$7.

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Los Angeles history — noir

Posted on September 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

The Los Angeles Conservancy is sponsoring a one-day tour of sites titled "L.A. NOIR-chitecture, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 9. The locations have become famous in noir fiction and film and include the Formosa Cafe (James Ellroy’s "L.A. … Continue reading →

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From the Daily Mirror mailbox

Posted on September 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

The inbox, Williams and Walker My Sept. 7 piece in "Then and Now" on the black minstrel teams of McIntyre and Heath and Williams and Walker — based on this Daily Mirror post — drew a fair number of responses. … Continue reading →

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Times opposes recall of Los Angeles mayor, September 11, 1938

Posted on September 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times supports Mayor Shaw In a Page 1 editorial and an accompanying news story, The Times says the recall movement consists of ‘totally inexperienced reformers, political self-seekers, radicals and racketeers,’ adding: ‘It is unnecessary to burn the barn … Continue reading →

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Movie star photo mystery

Posted on September 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo OK, who are they? Update: This is Cary Grant and Myrna Loy from the 1935 film "Wings in the Dark," recognized by Alexa Foreman, Howard Decker and regular reader Zabadu, with Michael Ryerson correctly guessing … Continue reading →

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PBS host says career women are ‘monsters,’ September 9, 1958

Posted on September 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

PBS host offers views on American women Alistair Cooke: The career woman " is a monster … the supreme escapist from the role of being a woman. I’m not talking about the working wife whose job supplements the family income. … Continue reading →

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1920s movie star Anita Page gets her first three roles, July 8, 1928

Posted on September 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Anita Page, who died early Saturday at the age of 98, is interviewed by The Times’ Alma Whitaker in 1928, after Page started her career with three pictures in three months. "In ‘Telling the World,’ I am rather sweet and … Continue reading →

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Death stalks Spanish nobleman, Angels win, September 7, 1938